> > Mark Kaiman wrote: > > > I downloaded snv_93 to my ThinkPad recently. It > > seems much slower than previous builds when > redrawing > > windows, launching applications, etc... Anyone > else > > notice this? I am actually thinking of > reinstalling > > the original 2008.05. It ran much more smoothly. > > > > You don't mention what graphics are in your > laptop, > > so I don't > > know if it's the same issue, but... > > > > Several of us have noticed the recently added DRI > > support makes > > the ATI Radeon x700 in the Ferrari 4000 laptops > much > > slower than > > before - simply adding the Option "DRI" "False" > line > > to the driver > > section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf cured it. > > > > (If you're running the default of no xorg.conf, > you > > can create one > > by killing the current desktop with "svcadm gdm > > disable", logging > > in on the command line, running "/usr/X11/bin/Xorg > > -configure" and > > then moving /root/xorg.conf.new to > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf and editing > > it - adding "pfexec" to those commands where > needed > > if not logged > > in as root. Once it's in place, "svcadm gdm > enable > > ; exit" to > > switch back from command line to gui login.) > > > > -- > > -Alan Coopersmith- > > - alan.coopersmith at sun.com > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System > > em Engineering > > > > Based on Mark's previous posts, I suspect he was > talking about ThinkPad R61i (Intel GMA 3100 chipset). > I have a similar machine and am noticing a similar > slowness problem. > > Will the above workaround apply to GMA 3100 as well?
One of Sun's developers walked me through a workaround solution. (Thanks a whole lot!) It is too premature, I think, for me to discuss it. But, yes, the problem is solvable. This message posted from opensolaris.org
